Thirteen days ago, Lloyd Memorial’s girls basketball team was 6-8. Things looked better Wednesday. A 45-40 win over Conner at Scheben Gymnasium put the Juggernauts above .500 (9-8) for the first time since Dec. 30 and was their third straight victory . Brooklyn Jackson and Kenya Williams led Lloyd with 11 points each. To Jackson, […]
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Boys 10th Region All “A”: Brossart falls to Nicholas County
In January 1994, the only other time Nicholas County won a boys 10th Region All “A” title, a gallon of gasoline cost around $0.63. The Blue Jackets ended the 32-year drought Thursday with a 74-61 win over Bishop Brossart at Bracken County High School behind Braxton Martin’s 25 points. Despite the loss, Brossart (6-9) is 4-2 over its last six […]
Girls 10th Region All “A”: Brossart wins 19th title
Bishop Brossart’s girls basketball team celebrated Hadley Eviston’s 17th birthday Thursday with postgame sugar cookies. The only thing sweeter was what the Lady ‘Stangs did on the court. They won the 10th Region All “A” title over Nicholas County, 61-55, at Bracken County. Brossart meets Fifth Region champion Green County in the state “A” at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday […]
‘Shifty’ McGillis leads CovCath to win over Beechwood
Athens McGillis describes his basketball game as “shifty.” Covington Catholic’s senior guard added another word on Friday against Beechwood: overpowering. He scored 30 points in the Colonels’ 74-45 running-clock win in the LINK nky Game of the Week presented by Skyline/Mr. Kentucky. “I just think I move so well,” McGillis said. “I say that with […]
Simon Kenton slugs past Notre Dame for 14th win
Simon Kenton coach Jeff Stowers couldn’t tell you why his team struggles at Notre Dame. The defending girls Eighth Region champion Pioneers nevertheless survived their latest trip to Park Hiils – their third fewest point total was enough for Tuesday’s 45-36 win behind Brynli Pernell’s 13 points and Anna Kelch’s 11. “It’s always tough for […]
Camels, Jayasuriya hand Brossart its first loss
One of the first things you noticed about Izzy Jayasuriya on Saturday was her smile. Jayasuriya and the rest of the Campbell County Camels maybe are still grinning because her 19 points led a 56-46 win over Bishop Brossart in the LINK nky Game of the Week presented by Skyline/Mr. Kentucky at Campbell County Middle […]
Holiday basketball roundup: Two NKY teams remain unblemished
Bishop Brossart’s girls quite possibly had the longest night of any Northern Kentucky basketball team. It was worth it. The Lady ‘Stangs (13-0) remained undefeated and won the Lady Invitational of the South tournament at Allen County-Scottsville on Tuesday. Brossart coach Aaron Stamm said the team didn’t arrive in Alexandria until about 2 a.m. Wednesday […]
Beechwood the early surprise of the 9th Region
“Can’t hold him!” the female Beechwood fan screamed with 1.5 seconds left in the Tigers’ Dec. 23 game against Walton-Verona. The Bearcats didn’t – Ryan Smith’s layup at the buzzer secured a 64-63 win – and neither did nine other Beechwood opponents. Harlan County, however, handed the Tigers their first loss, 62-61, in Sunday’s finals […]
Ipsaro injures knee, is gone for the season
The good news was Miami-Ohio improving to 13-0 after Monday’s 135-81 win over Milligan University, but there was a sadder story. Junior point guard Evan Ipsaro is gone for the season after tearing an anterior cruciate knee ligament during Saturday’s Mid-American Conference opener, an 86-77 win at Ball State. Ipsaro’s injury was the first subject […]
From farm to FocalFlip: Kannady helping to remove stigma of mental illness
The YouTube podcast conversation between Michael Kannady and Aaron Stamm started with topics you might hear in a sports bar in Walton, Richwood, Fort Wright or Covington or any gym from Walton-Verona to Ludlow to Campbell County. Kannady, host and owner of FocalFlip, and Stamm, Bishop Brossart’s girls basketball coach, reminisce about all things basketball […]

